Shloka 47
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
ऊर्ध्वा दृष्टिबाहवश्न एकाग्रं च मनो5भवत् | एकपादा: स्थिता: सर्वे काष्ठ भूता: समाहिता:
ūrdhvā dṛṣṭir bāhavaś caikaagraṃ ca mano 'bhavat | ekapādāḥ sthitāḥ sarve kāṣṭhabhūtāḥ samāhitāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Leur regard était fixé vers le haut et leurs bras levés; l’esprit était devenu un-pointé. Tous se tenaient sur un seul pied, intérieurement recueillis, pareils à des troncs immobiles — absorbés dans une concentration austère.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined austerity and yogic concentration: mastery of posture, senses, and mind (ekāgratā, samādhāna) as a means to inner steadiness and spiritual attainment.
Vaiśampāyana describes a group of ascetics or practitioners engaged in severe tapas—gazing upward, arms raised, standing on one foot—so still and composed that they resemble inert wood.